Product Design
Vocational qualification
In Salford
Description
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Type
Vocational qualification
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Location
Salford
The Art and Design Department boasts good resources which include large spacious rooms to work in and a model-making workshop. The Product Design course has very close links to the Graphic Products GCSE.
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Subjects
- Product Design
Course programme
Why should I come to Pendleton College?
The Art and Design Department boasts good resources which include large spacious rooms to work in and a model-making workshop. The Product Design course has very close links to the Graphic Products GCSE.
What will I study?
Year One (AS Level) students will study the following: Unit 1 - Portfolio of Creative Skills: In this unit students are given the opportunity to develop their creative, technical and practical skills through a series of
- product investigations
- design activities
- manufacturing activities
What will I achieve?
Students can progress to both art and technology based courses at university depending on their other A-Levels. Courses include: Art Foundation, Product Design, Automotive Design, Interior Design, Graphics Design, Architecture and a variety of Engineering Degrees including Computer Aided Design.
How is the course assessed?
Assessment is by coursework and written exam papers.
What else will I do?
Students are positively encouraged to make full use of the art and design studios when not in class to develop their portfolios of work. Visits have included trips to London and other centres of design, industrial visits to Kellogg's Wrexham & Jaguar Halewood, visits to designer shows and links with universities for materials testing and design master classes. We encourage students to apply for the Arkwright Scholarship who are studying Maths, Physics and Product Design. Its aim is to encourage the most talented of young people to consider a career in the field of design and engineering.
Product Design